Nehemiah was passionate about rebuilding Jerusalem's walls.
So when his enemies tried to sidetrack and discourage him, he answered, '...I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down...'
Passion is the starting point for all achievement.
There has never been anyone who achieved anything of value, who wasn't passionate about it. It's the energy that fuels your dream.
The road to success is cluttered with detours, problems and disappointments.
And if you don't have the right mindset, your dreams can die there.
Indeed, there are days when the needle on your passion meter will be on empty. On those days you need to remember that God gave you your dream to begin with; go back to Him and ask for the strength to keep moving toward it.
The Psalmist wrote, 'For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall' (Psalm 18:28-29 NKJV).Who gives you the power to run and leap? God!
But you can't sit back, fold your arms and think that He will do it all for you. Between your dream's inspiration and its manifestation, there's going to be a lot of perspiration. As every new parent finds out - it's much harder having and raising a baby than conceiving one.
But if you have the passion for your dream, the price tag won't stop you. You'll get up every morning, draw on God's grace and take one more step in the direction of the thing you know God put you on this earth to do.Soul Food: 1 Thes 1-5, Matt 3:13-17, Ps 90:1-6, Pr 1:1-4
Written by Bob & Debby Gass
Thursday, 2 January 2014
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